Which to use
“lopes” and “lore” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,310
- “lopes” frequency rank
- #13,950
- “lore” frequency rank
- 58260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lopes | lore |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of lope | All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. |
Where the eye mixes lopes and lore
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lopes and lore
A purely visual mix-up. lopes (/loʊps/) and lore (/lɔː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lopes is recorded at frequency rank #44,310, classified as anoun, pronounced /loʊps/. lore is at rank #13,950, tagged as anoun, pronounced /lɔː/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 58260, this pair ranks #113,742 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lopes vs lore
Shared letters: elo. Private to "lopes": ps. Private to "lore": r.
"lopes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lore" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lopes" for "lore" ever safe?
Which is more common, "lopes" or "lore"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lopes" and "lore" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lopes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,742 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lopes" and "lore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lope vs lopes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #113,742 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.